Full-time Van Drivers

**THE DEPOT IS RELOCATING TO BIGGLESWADE AT THE END OF THE YEAR**

**Job Summary**:

- The primary objective of the driver should be to ensure a professional and efficient delivery service to all of Bond International’s customers.

**Key Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Checking the vehicle before commencement of the run and after completion of the run ensuring the relevant paperwork is completed and handed in to the transport office
- Ensure you read, sign, understand and comply with the driver’s code of conduct
- Ensure you read, sign, understand and comply with the driver’s handbook
- Obtaining signed results for all goods delivered ensuring all details are completed accurately and a printed name is clear to read
- Ensuring the drivers sheet is fully completed accurately and clearly
- Ensuring the safe delivery and collection of goods in agreed timescales, taking no longer than the time required to perform the delivery at each customers site
- Ensuring all road transport laws and regulations are adhered to
- Reporting all issues encountered while on the run as soon as it is safe to do so, this includes all issues with tyres not loaded or incorrectly loaded or any issue that results in a delivery not being completed to the customers satisfaction
- On occasions where you assist warehouse with the loading of the vehicle, ensuring the correct number of tyres are loaded before leaving the yard
- Ensuring the vehicle is clean and tidy at all times, internally and externally
- In the event of an accident ensuring you follow company procedure
- Only fuel the vehicle at approved company establishments with the correct fuel and never with a premium or advanced fuel
- Ensuring any payments collected from the customer are checked and counted in front of the customer before accepting receipt
- Ensure you write the amount of cash received on the customers copy paperwork and sign it. This acts as the customers proof of payment
- Ensure you only collect tyres from a customer when you have a valid Bond goods returns note, checking that the tyres you are collecting match those on the returns note. If a customer insists on returning tyres that you do not have a returns note for, call the transport office and ask them to raise a return and do not collect the tyres until they have given you a returns reference. Write this reference along with the tyre size and description on the driver’s log.
- It may be necessary for you in exceptional circumstance to assist in the warehouse, which you will be expected to do willingly

**The above list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform any other duties that any reasonably be expected of this position.**

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Full UK driving licence
- Excellent driving record
- Multidrop delivery experience preferred
- Excellent knowledge of road transport laws

**Person Specification**:

- Punctual
- Excellent driving skills
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Excellent concentration levels
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative

**Working Hours**:

- Full-Time: Monday
- Friday 11:00 - 19:30 Saturdays 06:00 - 14:30 (5 out of the 6 days)
- Daily overtime will be expected

**Pay**:

- £11.00 per hour.
- Any hours worked after your contracted hours (40 hours) will be paid at £12.25.

**Health and Safety**:

- You are responsible for all aspects of health and safety of yourself and others.
- Work with the Health and Safety Manager to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and others.

**Salary**: £11.00-£12.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- This role would require you to work Saturdays, is this something you can confirm to commit to?
- How long have you held your drivers licence for?
- Would you be prepared for the company to carry out a DBS check on you should you be successful.
- What is the earliest date you would be able to start if successful?
- Would you be able to work outside the normal working hours? This could be before 06:00 or after 14:30.
- Are you comfortable with manual handling on a daily basis?

**Experience**:

- Multi Drop Delivery: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)